Just because OS X is (arguably) the greatest operating system on the planet doesn’t mean it isn’t fairly annoying on occasion. And while we can’t fix everything, we can certainly fix some things.
That’s why we're introducing the iAnnoyance Challenge this Friday. Every month or so we’ll launch an iAnnoyance Challenge in which we give Mac coders around the globe 3 days (the weekend) to come up with a small application to fix OS X’s little annoyances. If no one submits a solution in 3 days, the contest continues and the donation pot grows larger until a solution is found.
To make it worth your time, we’ll give $100 to the first person that submits a workable app... and we'll take donations from others to make that number even higher (we expect several apps to be worth USD $200-300!). Prize money can also be donated to the charity of your choice.
(Note: This is easy money, folks. Even if it takes you a solid 5 hours (unlikely) to create this app, you’re earning 20 bucks an hour for simple and fun work. When people donate more, your time is worth even more. That means that even if you’re unsure, it’s worth your time to try.)
InsanelyMac will take the application (while giving you full credit) and make it open source as a free gift to the Mac community. Pretty neat, huh?
We’ll launch our first iAnnoyance Challenge this Friday, so get your coding fingers warmed up. As with all of the Challenges we have planned, we think you’ll really like it.
In the meantime, let us know what annoys you about OS X in our Great Debate. Your thoughts might make their way into an iAnnoyance app!
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